The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-04-23

On Saturday morning last the brick walls
of of houses in course of erection at Clifton
Sd district, suddenly gave way and came down
with q terrible crash A number of mechanics
were at work about the buildings and some OF
them made very narrow escapes. Three or four
received slight injuries.
Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes, widow of the late
Victor Holmes, died at her residence, "Beemour,'
Ny Lady's Manor, on Sunday night last, in the
10th year of her age Mrs. Holiness who was a
daughter of Major Dixon stansbury, an officer Of
the war of 1912, was most estimable woman and
had a large circle of friends. Her only child,
Mrs. Emory, survives her.
Mrs. Maria Key Allison, wife of Major R.
T. Allison, formerly of Phoenix, N. G. R. R., died
at her residence in Baltimore, on the 18th inst.
She was daughter of the late Chief Justice
fancy, of the Supreme Court of the U. S., aad
her mother q sister of Francis Scott Key,
author of "The Star Spangled Banner"
Mr.. Samuel II. Green, formerly of Warren,
Baltimore county, was in Towsontown on We'd
nesday and called at The UNION Office. He is now
living on his handsome farm, near New Freedom,
York county. A fine spring on his property, he
says, is the head of the Big Gunpowder falls,
which traverses the whole length of this county.
Mr.. William James McCurdy, well known
farmer and business man residing near Delta,
died on Tuesday night, aged about rs years. He
was one of the stockholders of the Northern Har-
ford Packing Association which collapsed few
years ago and he lost heavily by the failure Mr..
McCurdy was an uncle of DIR. A. c. McCurdy, of
Towsontown.
This is the season when our sanitary in
spector should keep his eyes wide open. The ac-
cumulations of litter and filth of the winter should
DO cleaned up and moved away, drains and alleys
should be closely looked after and close inspec-
ton made generally. 1t is only by incessant
watchfulness that the town can be kept in proper
and safe condition.
An intelligent lady in this town, who has
read good deal on the subject, is an enthusiasts
tic woman suffragist and thinks the country will
90 to the dogs unless the women are allowed to
vote There can be no doubt that there is q
growing sentiment on this question and the law
makers of the country will have to grapple with
it before many years.
ALI the pews in Trinity P. E. Church, Tow
sontown, are rented and the congregations are
larger now than they have ever been at this sea-
son. The ministrations of the present rector,
Rev. W. H. H. Powers, have been very successful
in building up the congregation. There is talk
of charging the church, and this move will be
necessary before long.
Mr.. E.B. Peasants, formerly chief engineer
of the Maryland Central Railroad, has been en-
gagged for some time running the lines for the new
road from Bayview Junction to Sparrow's Point,
18th district where the new steel works are to be
erected. The road will be about ten miles in
length, and portion of the right-of-way will have
to be condemned by Sheriff's jury.
The Elkridge Club had q meet at Towson-
town on Saturday afternoon last. drag was
laid out parallel with the Dulany's Valley pike
and a fox was turned loose at the end. The run
was not a very spirited one and the fox soon
overtaken by the dogs and captured. Many
ladies and gentlemen were present in carriages,
and the scene was quite an inspiriting one.
A gentleman who has several peach trees
in his garden which were just coming into bloom,
noticed on Wednesday morning that the English
sparrows were focking into the trees and upon
closer inspection he that the birds were pick
ing out the hearts of the buds. People who have
fruit trees should watch these pests just now, as
they are calculated to do a great deal Of damage.
Mr.. James Carroll, who was born at "Sum-
merfeld," near Loeb Raven, and upon which es-
tate he resided until about twenty years ago, died
at his residence in Baltimore, on Wednesday, aged
II years. He was gentleman of the old school
and had large circle of friends. One of Mr..
CAROLS daughters is the wife of j. Alex. Pres
ton, ESQ.,, the well known lawyer, and another is
married to Mr.. J. Holmes Whitley.
Mr.. Chas. Keys, who carried on the wheel
wright business at Warren, Sth district, for per.
haps half century, died on the goth ult., in the
10th year of his age. His son, Mr.. Lloyd S.
Keys, died only few days after his father, in the
10th year of his age. The father of the elder Mr..
Keys was for many years gate keeper on the
sontown, which stood on the site of THE UNION
Office, in the year 1910.
Services were held in the old Bethel Pres
byterian Church, near Jarrettsville, on Sunday,
18th inst, for the last time before the building is
torn down to make room for the new church.
This church was erected in 1902, and was the
second one built on the same site, the first one,
log building, having been erected before the Rev.
dictionary war. Rev. Andrew B. Cross was pas
tor ofthis church in 1887, and there records
to tell anything about it before that date.
One of the neatest and most nicely kept
farms in Baltimore county is that of the late
Samuel Chew, near Towsontown, managed by
Chas. Fl. Sheridan. The fields are as clean as
garden and no briars or rubbish is allowed to ac-
cumulate along the fences. beautiful young
orchard of apples and peaches, the trees nicely
shaped and in splendid condition, is an attractive
feature of the farm, while the stables in which be-
tween twonty and thirty head of mich COWS and
young stock, nearly all full Jerseys are clearly,
w-H ventilated and neat it is possible to
keep them. The entire farm shows careful and
intelligent attention, rejecting much credit upon
the manager.